Detachable handles for containers



March 26,1957 c. M. CAMPBELL 2,786,707

I DETACHABLE HANDLES FOR CONTAINERS Filed Sept. 50, 1954 INVl-INTOR.CLARENCE M. v CAMPBELL ATTORNEY United States Patent 2,786,707DETACHABLE HANDLES FOR CONTAINER Clarence M. Campbell, La .Grande, Greg.Application September 30, 1954, Serial No. 459,298 6 Claims. Cl. 294-34)This invention relates to detachable handles for con a n e a s Pa t u rela ed t he headl ne Q paint pails and the like. i

The primary object of the. invention is to design a detachable handlethat can be attached. to paint pails, and that will hold the brush overthe pail. while not in use.

Means are associated with. the handle for gripping the upper rim of thepzail tightly, holding the untilthe operator disconnects the same fromthe pail by releasing the locking or holding mechanism; 7

These and other incidental objects will be. apparent in the drawings,specification and claims.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side view of a paint pail, having my new and improveddetachable handle. mounted thereomparts broken away forconvenienceofillustration.

Figure 2 is a sectional detail view the. paint brush holder, taken online2-2 of Figure l. l

Figure 3 is a fragmentary view, illustrating the handle being secured tothe upper edge of a pail, having noinrier lid receiving shoulder formingpart thereof.

Figure 4 is an enlarged plan detail view, taken on line 44 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a sectional fragmentary view, taken on line 55 of Figure 3-.I

Referring more specifically-to the drawings:

Mynew andimproved detachable handle consists-of a handle 10, formingpart of thebody portion 11.' Forming part of the body member 11 -isafoot 12. This foot isada-pted to engage the outside of the pail 13, asbest illustrated in Figure 1,; extending. approximately paralleltotherhandle 10.

' Slidably mounted within a groove 14 on the upper side of the bodymember 11, is a bar or bolt 15. This bar or bolt is bent down at rightangles to itself at 16, forming a perpendicular arm 1.7 to the said boltat its one end, and is formed into a goose-neck 18 at its opposite end.The goose-neck 18 is adapted to embrace the pail lid receiving rim 19 ofthe pail, as best illustrated in Figure 1.

A spring 20 is nested in the well 21 formed within the body member 11 ofthe handle, its outer end engaging the arm 17 of the bolt 15. Thisspring pushes the goose-neck 18 tightly against the rim 19 of the pail,pulling the foot 12 of the handle tightly against the outer surface ofthe pail.

A bell crank shaped lever 22 is pivotally mounted within the bodyportion of the handle at 23. One end of the lever 24 engages the arm 17of the bolt 15, and is adapted to force the same to the broken lineposition in Figure 1 when the thumb of the operator pulls down on theend 25 of the lever 22. The end 24 of the lever passes slightly beyondcenter as indicated by broken lines, holding the goose-neck 18 away fromthe rim 19 of the pail, while removing the handle from the same orplacing the handle on to the pail.

In order to engage the goose-neck tightly to the rim,

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the operator pushes up on the end 25, of the lever, permitting the end24 of the lever to pass center and allowng h sp o gage th oose-ne k w ththe m otthe p i Refehring to Figures 3 and 5, when the handle is used onapail having no inner rim, but having a smooth side Wall, the sharppoint 26 forming part of the goose-neck 1.3 will engage the inside ofthe pail punching its way therethrong'h and holding the handle to thepail tightly by this form of connection between the goose-neck and theside of the pail.

The bar or bolt 15 is held within its working groove 14 by the coverplate 27, which is held to the body of the handle 11 by the screws 28,This cover plate has a goose-neck, shaped, member 29, forming partthereof and is adapted to "support the paint brush 3'0 in the, fol.-lowing manner.

A finger 31 ext nds upwardly from the goose-neck portion 29 and iormspart thereof. Thisrfinger is adapted o embrace the handle 32 of thebrush 30. A second finger 33 forms part of the lever 34, which ispivotally connected to the goose-neck 29 by the screw 35. The lever 34is adapted to be held. in the position shown in u es 3 and 4 by h ti f tp ng 6. which has one end anchored at 37 to the goose-neck mem e an ts,pp e e d against t edge 38 of the lever 34. The] lever 34extendsdownwardlyat 39 so that the. operators thumb can move thesaid lever tothe broken line position in Figure 4.

I will now. describe how my new and improved detachabl handle for pailsis applied to the paint pail. The lever 25 is pulled down to the brolgenline position,. a s illustrated in Figure 1, the goose neck 18 embracesthe lid holding rirn 19. The operator then pushes up on the lever 25,which allows the spring 2 0 to force the arm 17 to the-right, as viewedin Figure 1, pulling; the goose-neck 1 8 underneath the rim, 19.

In, placing the paint brush within its holder, the op.- erator engagesthe lever 34 by his thumb at 39, forcing thesame to the broken lineposition, as indicated in Figure 4, which moves the finger 33 in thedirection of the arrow so that theh-aridle32of the brush 30 can beplaced against the finger 31, after which the lever 34 is releasedallowing the spring 36 to force the finger 33 against the opposite sideof the handle 32, gripping the same between he. fin e 1 an 3;.

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point'18-'would enter the side of the pail', "forming a hole therein andholding the handle to the said pail by the action of the spring 20pushing the goose-neck 18 against the inner surface of the pail.

I claim:

I 1. In a detachable handle for containers, a handle member, a containerabutting foot formed integrally with and laterally spaced from saidhandle, said handle and said foot having a longitudinally extendingcontinuous channel formed in one of their respective adjacent ends, aslide mounted for reciprocation in said channel, a substantiallyC-shaped clamping jaw at one end of said slide, an arm at the other endof said slide, said arm being perpendicular to the longitudinal axis ofsaid slide and extending over said handle, and spring means mounted onsaid handle and engaging the perpendicular portion thereof to constantlybias said slide for movement towards said handle member.

2. In a detachable handle for containers, a handle member, a containerabutting foot formed integrally with said handle, said handle beingprovided with a channel in the top thereof, a slide having a pair ofopposed ends, a perpendicular arm formed integrally on one of said endsof said slide, the other of said ends being reverted to form asubstantially C-shaped clamping jaw, said slide being disposed inconfronting relation to and adjacent said container abutting footportion, and spring means constantly biasing said slide for movement ofsaid clamping jaw toward said foot abutting portion.

3. In a detachable handle for containers, a handle member, a containerabutting foot formed integrally with said handle, said handle beingprovided with a channel in the top thereof, a slide having a pair ofopposed ends, a perpendicular arm formed integrally on one of said endsof said slide, the other of said ends being reverted to form asubstantially C-shaped clamping jaw, said slide being disposed in saidchannel with said clamping jaw being disposed in confronting relation toand adjacent said container abutting foot portion, spring meansconstantly biasing said slide for movement of said clamping jaw towardsaid foot abutting portion, and a latch member pivotally mounted on saidhandle, said latch member engaging said perpendicular arm of said slideto effect movement of said clamping jaw relative to said containerabutting foot.

4. In a detachable handle for containers, a handle member, a containerabutting foot formed integrally with said handle, said handle beingprovided with a channel in the top thereof, a slide having a pair ofopposed ends, a perpendicular arm formed integrally on one of said endsof said slide, the other of said ends being reverted to form asubstantially C-shaped clamping jaw, said slide being disposed in saidchannel with said clamping jaw being disposed in confronting relation toand adjacent said container abutting foot portion, spring meansconstantly biasing said slide for movement of said clamping jaw towardsaid foot abutting portion, a latch member pivotally mounted on saidhandle, said latch member engaging said perpendicular arm of said slideto effect movement of said clamping jaw relative to said containerabutting foot, and a cover plate fixedly secured to said handle andcovering said channel, said cover plate holding said slide in saidchannel.

5. In a detachable handle for containers, a handle member, a containerabutting foot formed integrally with said handle, said handle beingprovided with a channel in the top thereof, a slide having a pair ofopposed ends, a perpendicular arm formed integrally on one of said endsof said slide, the other of said ends being reverted to form asubstantially C-shaped clamping jaw, said slide being disposed in saidchannel with said clamping jaw being disposed in confronting relation toand adjacent said container abutting foot portion, spring meansconstantly biasing said slide for movement of said clamping jaw towardsaid foot abutting portion,

a latch member pivotally mounted on said handle, said latch memberengaging said perpendicular arm of said slide to effect movement of saidclamping jaw relative to said container abutting foot, a cover platefixedly secured to said handle and covering said channel, said coverplate holding said slide in said channel, and said cover plate having anupwardly extending support bracket formed integrally therewith, and apair of brush engaging clips carried by said support bracket, one ofsaid clips being pivotally mounted for movement relative to the other ofsaid clips to effect clamping or releasing of a brush between saidclips.

6. In a detachable handle for containers, a handle member, a containerabutting foot formed integrally with said handle, said handle beingprovided with a channel in the top thereof, a slide having a pair ofopposed ends, a perpendicular arm formed integrally on one of said endsof said slide, the other of said ends being reverted to form asubstantially C-shaped clamping jaw, said slide being disposed in saidchannel with said clamping jaw being disposed in confronting relation toand adjacent said container abutting foot portion, spring meansconstantly biasing said slide for movement of said clamping jaw towardsaid foot abutting portion, a latch member pivotally mounted on saidhandle, said latch member en'- gaging said perpendicular arm of saidslide to effect movement of said clamping jaw relative to said containerabutting foot, a cover plate fixedly secured to said handle and coveringsaid channel, said cover plate holding said slide in said channel, saidcover plate having an upwardly extending support bracket formedintegrally therewith, a pair of brush engaging clips carried by saidsupport bracket, one of said clips being pivotally mounted for movementrelative to the other of said clips to effect clamping or releasing of abrush between said clips, and spring means mounted on said handle, saidspring means tending to constantly bias said one clip for movementtoward said other clip.

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